Descrpition

My analysis focuses on several of the nuances contrasted with the overall regularities that occur within the typeface. The most obvious and interesting nuance that is seen in the typeface and composition is the separation of the X letter creating an interesting space between the two sides. Visually the type is blocky and bold as it is in all capital letters that appear to be of uniform height but after further analysis the curved letters like C and O actually extend slightly higher and lower than the other letters. The typeface also includes a couple of major and minor regulating lines that inform cross bar and cross stroke positions. There also appears to be a system where angles are reused and can be arranged to form other letters, for example, the angles used to form the X could be extruded to form the basis of an A. Finally, the decision to strictly use pure black and white in both compositions came from the overall idea that a sans serif typeface is communicating clarity and legibility.

In the second composition my analysis focused on the size and spacing of specific groups and combinations of letter types. I first identified three distinct letter types based on there widths. There are “wide” letters like h c a and u, there are “slim” letters like l and i, and finally there are “midsize” letters like t r and f. These are shown on the right side of the composition in the three vertical bands. Next I analyzed the spacing pattern between two letters starting with two “wide” letters, then a “wide” letter with a “midsize” letter, and finally a “slim” letter with a “wide” and a “slim” with a “midsize” letter. The relationship that I discovered is that the distance between the letters is based on the widest letter in the pairing then that width is aligned with the center of both letters creating a variety of spacing’s that make the typeface unique.